THEME EXPLORATION

neglectful husband

10 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Inland Empire
Inland Empire
2006 · David Lynch
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
Big City
Big City
1937 · Frank Borzage
Daddy Nostalgia
Daddy Nostalgia
1990 · Bertrand Tavernier
Fear
Fear
1965 · Ritwik Ghatak
Swimming Pool
Swimming Pool
2003 · François Ozon
Under the Volcano
Under the Volcano
1984 · John Huston
The Voice of the Child
The Voice of the Child
1911 · D.W. Griffith
Empire of Passion
Empire of Passion
1978 · Nagisa Oshima
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films like 'Scenes from a Marriage' and 'Cries and Whispers' dissect marital alienation and emotional neglect with unflinching psychological depth.

 Federico Fellini Italy

'8½' and 'La Dolce Vita' explore the self-absorbed artist-husband figure whose professional ambitions leave wives emotionally abandoned.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

'4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and '4 3 2 1' portray relationships fractured by male emotional withdrawal and systemic indifference with stark realism.